The Baddest Villainess Is Back - Chapter 231
At Arma’s sudden words, Roxelyn paused, then smiled and reached out, wrapping her arms lightly around his neck to pull him closer.
“Yes, of course.”
Arma hesitated, watching the sparkle in her eyes, before their lips met slowly.
After a long moment of entwined tongues, exchanging each other’s warmth, they gradually pulled back.
Roxelyn, with flushed lips, gently brushed her fingertips over them and gave a soft smile.
With his own reddened face, Arma slowly spoke.
“Have a good evening, Roxelyn.”
“Yes, you too, Arma.”
Arma hesitated briefly before leaving her room slowly.
And just as she was finally drifting into sleep—
Whizzz!
The sharp sound of something slicing through the air was followed by a small crash as an arrow shattered the window and embedded itself in the wall.
Attached to the arrow was a piece of paper.
[Roxelyn, I have seen a future where you die. I’ll tell you how to survive, so let’s make a deal. I’ll be waiting on the bench in the inner garden of the duke’s estate.]
The note didn’t include a sender’s name, but she had a good idea who it was.
With a smile, Roxelyn casually rang the servant’s bell.
* * *
Roxelyn appeared in the garden a full two hours after receiving the message.
When she arrived, the captain of the guard hadn’t managed to hide his expression.
Roxelyn shrugged.
“Good evening?”
“…Do I look like I’m having a good evening?”
“Oh dear, if you’re going to call a lady out so late, you should be prepared. It took me some time to get ready, after all.”
She added, smiling mischievously. Captain Galleo’s eyes sharpened further.
He glared at her fiercely, his fists clenched tightly.
“And with an invitation like that, how early did you expect me to arrive?”
At her curt response, the captain let out a bitter laugh.
Exhaling deeply, he finally spoke.
“So, your presence here means you’re considering my offer one last time?”
At his question, Roxelyn widened her eyes and laughed.
The expression on her face was almost unbearably insincere, making Galleo’s lips twitch with irritation.
He was a tiger who had suppressed his instincts for a long time.
He prided himself on his ability to remain unfazed no matter the situation.
He was no child, unable to hide his emotions.
And yet…
“Well, I suppose it depends on what you have to say. Maybe yes, maybe no…”
This little girl was especially infuriating to him.
She knew exactly how to toy with people, how to exploit their weaknesses.
It was infuriating in a way he could barely articulate.
Galleo rubbed his face roughly, feeling nothing but irritation at the thought of being toyed with by someone much younger.
He massaged his lips briefly and then smiled.
“I saw you die. You died a truly miserable death.”
“When, where, and how?”
Roxelyn asked arrogantly, lounging on a nearby bench, as if the thought of him killing her had never crossed her mind. It seemed naïve, but Galleo knew better.
This little girl wasn’t foolish.
On the contrary, she was cunning… like a fox.
“If I told you, I’d be revealing all my cards, and you’d have no reason to make a deal with me, would you?”
“Hm… Oh, so the old raccoon isn’t as stupid as I thought.”
Leaning forward, she rested her elbows on her knees and held her chin with a languid smile.
With beauty that could upend the world, she smiled alluringly, her eyes curved in a soft arch.
Galleo couldn’t help but swallow nervously.
She seemed ready to devour him whole, or perhaps charm him in an instant.
“Were you hoping I’d be a fool?”
“Maybe a little…? After all, it’s nice when men are just a bit stupid.”
